LANCE MCCULLERS JOINS HOUSTON ATHLETES BY DONATING MEALS TO HOUSTON FOOD BANK

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston athletes are stepping up to the plate as families deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

Lance McCullers Jr. joined the list of donors by giving meals to the Houston Food Bank for families affected by schools that have closed.

Alex Bregman is also donating meals. On Saturday, Astros outfielder George Springer announced that he would be donating $100,000 to Minute Maid Park employees who are impacted by the cancellation of events. In an interview with ABC13 Sunday, McCullers said he wants to give back to Houston because of how great the community has been to him over the last five years.

"The health and the safety of the American people is obviously first, above and beyond sports," McCullers said about the season opener being suspended. "We want to be able to give people that escape, especially in times like this where there is some panic, some unrest."